Seoul City Daycare 'Closure Order' Ends... Full Reopening from Tomorrow

Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall.

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Seoul city daycare centers, which were closed due to COVID-19, will resume normal operations starting from the 18th.

On the 17th, Seoul city lifted the closure order for daycare centers in the city after about three months. From the next day, all 5,074 daycare centers in Seoul will reopen under a full operation system.

Group events, education, and visits to external facilities by children will be allowed on a limited basis with parental consent and compliance with quarantine guidelines.

Access for outsiders, previously allowed only for vaccinated individuals, will be expanded to those who have undergone preliminary testing. Special activity instructors can also participate if they undergo preliminary testing once a month.

Seoul city daycare centers had been closed since July 21, providing only minimal emergency childcare. However, as they remained closed for over three months, most parents used emergency childcare, and the attendance rate recently surpassed 80%.

Seoul city stated, “In line with the With-Corona policy, we decided to resume normal operations to simultaneously restore quarantine measures and daily childcare,” and added, “The current autonomous quarantine guidelines for daycare centers will be maintained.”

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